Catalogue
British Honduras, dollar, Ferdinand VII, eight reales, 1811HI, Mexico City Mint, incuse crowned GR countermark (Pr.3; KM.4.2). Attractively toned, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,450
Dominica, issue c1770-72, type IV, blunt heart shaped piercing with a patterned border around the edges, both sides, one bitt, a Mexico Ferdinand VI silver one real, 1755JM, type IV piercing (2.68g) (P.19; KM.17). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,400
Dominica, issue of 1770-72, a half bitt, a Philip V silver half real, 1738, Mexico (P.20; KM.16), with type IV piercing (1.33g). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
Dominica, issue of 1798, Moco or one and a half bitt, a centre segment of an eight reales with fifteen crenations, stamped on one side with script D radiate, small star within the loop of the later (Gordon 77a) (3.37g) (Pr.22; KM.1). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $600
Dominica, issue of 1813, six bitts, a circular centre segment counterstamped with a crowned 6 in relief within shaped indent, on a Charles IIII eight reales (9.55g) (Pr.27; KM.6), bevelled edge roughly grained left. Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
Dominica, issue of 1813, four bitts, a circular segment (ring) from the pierced dollar (15 crenations) of 1798 countermarked on the left side with back tilted 4 crowned, bevelled edge grained left (4.80g) (Pr.28; KM.5). Edge cut, otherwise good very fine and rare for countermark, original coin smooth.
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,400
Dominica, issue of 1816, two bitts, a Spanish Pistareen of Philip V, 1717, large central hole, edge grained left (Pr.30; KM.9) (2.71g). Toned, edge crimp, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $2,000
Guadeloupe, 1811 British Administration, twenty sous, a square centre segment of an eight reales with edges crenated, reverse countermarked with a radiated 'G' in relief (2.88g) (Pr.3; KM.19). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,600
Jamaica, issue of 1758, Ferdinand VI, silver half real, 1755JM, Lima Mint countermarked GR floriate in relief with circular indent both sides (Pr.8; KM.1.3) (1.70g). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $860
Montserrat, quarter dollar, Ferdinand VI, silver two reales, 1754M, Mexico City Mint, reverse countermarked with a couped cross, (Pr.2; KM.11.2) (6.13g). Nearly fine, countermark better, rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $3,000
Nevis, copper doggs, compact countermark of NEVIS in relief in shaped indent on French two sous (P.5), another on a French Cayenne, Louis XVI, two sous 1709A, countermark much larger, contemporary forgery (KM.1). Fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $700
Saint Lucia, 1813 issue, six livres, fifteen sols, a cut centre segment of a Charles III, eight reales 1789, obverse countermarked with S: Lucie in relief within a shaped indent (15.3g)(P.9; KM.10.1). Coin toned fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,800
Saint Lucia, 1813 issue, two livres, five sols, a cut side segment of Charles IIII, Mexico Mint, eight reales, TH countermarked S: Lucie in relief in shaped indent (5.42g) (Pr.10; KM.9). Toned good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,600
Saint Lucia, three escalins, a late copy of Pr.3, similar punches to Pr.20, but plain edges one on a quarter segment of a Charles III eight reales, another similar. Toned very fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $900
St. Kitts, black doggs, French Cayenne copper two sous, 1789A countermarks S incuse on the reverse (Pr.4; KM.1), another countermarked SK on the obverse (Pr.5) (KM.2), another, but a contemporary forgery (Pr.6), also late forgeries of cut half eight reales Charles IIII 179(?) obverse countermarked with three incuse S (P.10; KM.5), one eighth dollar countermarked with incuse S (P.12; KM.3). Fine or better. (5)
Estimate $350
SOLD $900
Tortola, issue 1801, type I, quarter-dollar, cut segment of Charles III, eight reales, Mexico City Mint, 1774(?) (Pr. punch 1b; Pr.3; KM.6) (6.32g), countermarked TORTOLA in relief in shaped indent on the obverse. Coin worn, countermark good fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Tortola, issue of 1801, type I countermark, half-dollar, a cut half segment of a Charles III, Mexico City Mint, eight reales 1794 FM countermarked in the obverse TORTOLA in relief in a shaped indent (Pr. punch b; KM.7) (13.58g). Fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Tortola, issue of 1805-23, type II, a cut half segment of a Charles IV eight reales, (179)0 FM, Mexico City Mint, obverse countermarked TIRTILA in relief within shaped indent (12.03g) (Pr.8; KM.19). Toned nearly fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $950
Tortola, issue 1805-23, type II countermark, eighth dollar, a cut eighth segment of an eight reales (probably Charles III Mexico), countermarked TIRTILA in relief within a shaped indent (Pr.10; KM.16)(2.82g). Coin worn, countermark nearly very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Tortola, issue of 1805-24, type III, a cut half of a two reales, countermark TIRTILA in relief in shaped indent (1.73g) (Pr.11, KM.13). Coin poor, countermark fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $2,050
Tortola, issues 1805-24, type III countermark, half-dollar, a cut half segment of a Charles III eight reales, reverse countermarked TIRTILA within shaped indent (9.22g)(Pr.12, cf Pridmore Sale lot 194; KM.20). Coin almost fine, countermark very fine, of light weight.
Estimate $200
SOLD $850
Tortola, issue of 1805-24, type III countermark, quarter-dollar, a cut segment of a Charles III eight reales (4.57g), obverse countermarked TIRTILA in relief with a shaped indent (Pr.13; KM.18). Coin worn, countermark nearly very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $410
Trinidad, issue of 1811, nine shillings or nine bitts, a Charles IIII eight reales, 1808TH, Mexico City Mint, pierced from the obverse with a central octagonal hole, cut edges plain (23.65g) (Pr.3 (KM.A14.1). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,400